What color is #7FA877?

#7FA877 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA877?

The RGB value is 127, 168, 119: 127 red, 168 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA877?

The complementary color is #A077A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA877 color

#7FA877 rgb(127, 168, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA877 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 65.9% green and 46.7% blue (127, 168, 119).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#7FA877 color codes

HEX	`#7FA877`
RGB	`rgb(127, 168, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 65.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, -23.53, 20.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 31.51, 138.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.084, 33.848, 22.608)`
Decimal	`8366199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA877, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7FA877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7FA877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa877; }
.text { color: #7fa877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 168 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa877, #77a888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7FA877?: #7FA877 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA877?: The RGB value is 127, 168, 119: 127 red, 168 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA877?: The complementary color is #A077A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.